Clam and Doc, I suggest you bookmark it so I needn't throw it back in your faces at a later date.

All this post proves is that Messr Topper is a kangaroo-loving jackass.

I think we all knew Bettman would support Shanny’s decision in a flood of kangaroo-flavoured legalese.

Boring and predictable... except for the part where he calls Thornton a bald-faced liar.

Best part of the document:

“The CBA does not prescribe a formula and the process of assessing discipline for on-ice
conduct is not an exact science... Any two incidents are almost certain to vary in a number of
respects, making exact comparisons impossible.”

TRANSLATION:

"This is a Kangaroo Court, only a jackass would try to make sense of it."

“The CBA does not prescribe a formula and the process of assessing discipline for on-ice
conduct is not an exact science... Any two incidents are almost certain to vary in a number of
respects, making exact comparisons impossible.”

TRANSLATION:

"This is a Kangaroo Court, only a jackass would try to make sense of it."

Yeah, basically they are throwing out the common-law concept of precedence - unless it suits them. No precedence on which to base any interpretation of the rules or any application of discipline... Mao and Stalin would be proud.

Still, I have to admit I am surprised that Buttman had the nerve to ding a player from one of his crony owners' teams. Thornton was a bit of a low-hanging fruit, though.

That said, I wonder what would have happened had it been Lucic in the middle of it and/or it was game 75 of the season.